Chapter 39 Kai Mo_1

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Uba said, "Ma Lin, look, our relations with Miao City to the north have become tense recently, and war is about to break out. There are just too many expenses, and if I forcibly repay you now, we won't have enough for military costs, and we might lose the war. You're loyal to our City Lord Ogo, right? How about this, we postpone the payment and, once we've won on the front and taken one or two mines, we'll immediately use the ore to settle the debt. You know, there are several mines near the battlefield."

Ma Lin said, "That's possible, but I must hear Lord Ogo himself give me his word."

Uba said, "Since I've promised, my word is good, and Ogo must agree too. Don't you trust my reputation?"

Ma Lin said, "It's not about that, Lord Uba. It's also about having a promise from Lord Ogo so that, should there be an inability to pay later, he would share some of the responsibility. It's better than blaming it all on you."

Uba said, "You make sense. Let's do it that way."